They were good for a decade there, won the Ivy championship 7 out of 10 years and made the tournament 6 out of 8.
Yale is better in sports where there's little or no pro opportunity afterwards so the degree itself is the money maker. Maybe they don't get the leeway on athletic admissions that other top schools seem to have.
https://archive.is/20260714121252/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7416111/2026/07/14/nhl-prospects-top-100-ranking-2026/
Carels, Verhoeff, Reschny listed. Ruck, Zellers and Simpson all honorable mention. Bwahvare also HM
CHL is more and more attractive than the NTDP. Of all the prognosticating after the new eligibility for MJ, this was not a frequent expectation.
https://spartanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/spartans/hockey/2026/07/13/michigan-state-hockey-commit-declines-ntdp-invite-staying-in-whl/90909688007/
Simpson's going to be top 6. Menghini and Zakreski will probably be fighting one another for a spot. Same with Boser and Gar. Lindberg (get used to seeing that on a jersey!). Team is deep.
3 and 5 are you know who
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-27-nhl-prospect-pool-breakdown-boston-bruins-top-10-strengths-weakness-hagens-letourneau-zellers
https://coloradohockeynow.com/avalanche-add-ahl-veteran-blueliner-to-organization/
Wolanin was really fun to watch his final year, would have expected more than 86 NHL games since then.
Simpson has to be a preseason NCHC all rookie team pick. D will be harder to crack the rookie team but Simpson, MacKenzie and Carels should all be demonstrably impactful by Thanksgiving if not immediately. Turned on flight tracking to DC for April!